Service Advisory: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Purdue classes will not be held on Monday, January 19, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Campus Loops will not operate from 6PM Friday, January 16th, through Monday, January 19th. There will be no Black Loop or NightRider service. Campus Loops will resume regular operation on Tuesday, January 20.

Other service reductions go into effect on days when classes are not held at Purdue:

• Route 4B Purdue West/Downtown serves Nimitz Dr. in Purdue village when inbound (heading to downtown). Stops along State St. between Airport Rd. and S. Martin Jischke are bypassed.
• Route 5 Happy Hollow reduces service during the mid-day hours.
• Route 8 Klondike Express will not operate.

CityBus to reach north to Prophets Ridge

Soon riders on the north end of West Lafayette will have another transportation option. CityBus will extend service to the Prophets Ridge subdivision beginning Monday, February 2nd.

CityBus General Manager Martin Sennett said route 5 “Happy Hollow” will provide limited service to the neighborhood near 500 N. and 75 E. in West Lafayette. The bus will serve the neighborhood on four trips in the morning and afternoon. Buses will stop there at 6:15AM, 6:45AM, 7:15AM, and 7:45AM, and at 4:45PM, 5:15PM, 5:45PM, and 6:15PM.

Other areas served by the route include Kalberer Rd., Cumberland Ave., Soldiers Home Rd., Happy Hollow Rd., N. River Rd., and the Purdue campus. The ride time between campus and Prophets Ridge is 27 minutes.

Sennett said the change includes discontinuing service along portions of the route that are served by other bus routes. “Making the route more efficient is what allows us to extend it further north,” Sennett said. Route 5 will no longer serve S. Grant St., Wood, Chauncey, Salisbury, or Barlow in West Lafayette. Service on Chippewa and Navajo will be provided only when requested by riders.

Another advantage is a faster return trip for residents along Soldiers Home Rd., said Sennett. “Currently many of the riders exit the bus at Chippewa and walk across the bridge over U.S. 52. These riders will find the new route more convenient.”

New route and schedule information is available online here: http://www.gocitybus.com/regularroutes/5.htm

A PDF-format schedule is available here:
http://www.gocitybus.com/regularroutes/pdf/5.pdf

Customer service positions available

CityBus is hiring part-time employees to work in customer service. Two positions are available, to be filled in February 2009.

• Customer Service Clerk (PDF Format)
• Outreach Customer Service Clerk (PDF Format)

If you have excellent communication skills, enjoy interacting with a wide range of people, can use basic computer applications such as web-browsing, word-processing, and e-mail, have the ability to analyze transit schedules to assist customers with planning of trips, are able to count and make change, can work independently, and can pass a drug and alcohol screen and background check, you may be eligible for a position in customer service. For the Outreach Customer Service Clerk, a valid Indiana drivers license and safe driving record is required.

To apply, send a cover letter describing your interest and resume to: Development Manager, CityBus, P.O. Box 588, Lafayette, IN 47902. Please apply by January 30, 2009.

CityBus is an equal opportunity employer.